St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Z Those who have . conscience and
put it into their work and never swerve
from the plain path Of duty achieve
certain triumph. CAristias Advocate.
-Hard-heartcd Husband .Don't YOU
put powder in these biscuits?" Wife
(whO does her own coOking)-..Yes.
dear; don't you like itr' H. H. h
I think you have made . mistake and
used the wrong kind" Wife-..How
sos" II. 81. H.-"Well. think you
ought to use blasting POWDER
First Boy-'Oh!I know you! you're
. thief!' Second Boy-And I know
you; you're . liar" Old Farmer (un-
expectedly on hand -"Well. boys. you
seem to know each other. 80 will now
introduce you to Mr.. Timber Beech
which he does to the music of mutual
Observation-Disclosures Call.
In ancient times the Egyptians
wove in IN upright loom. and begin
ming 1t top 80 as to weave downwards.
sat 1t their work. In Palestine also the
weaver had an upright loom. but begin
ming at bottom and working upwards.
was obliged to stand. During the me-
dieval period in Europe the loom was
DECENTRALIZATION Budget.
"A burglar entered the house Of
John H. Richardson. of Waterloo. N.
T.. the other night, and in so doing
awoke Mrs. Richardson. who jumped
out of bed and knocked him down with
. chair. The burglar managed to get
up and escape. but not before he hit the
plucky woman on the head with sand
bag. The blow was not serious in its
results.
The society reporters of Trumbull
County. Ohio. give accounts Of . ''crazy
sociable'' held the other evening. The
butter was brought in handcuffed to
bulldog. the cheese chloroformed to .
prevent escape. coffee was served with
. straw, the meat came in imitation Of
boot and shoe soles, and the biscuits
were loaded and unloaded from plate
to plate by means Of derricks.
Last Sunday teacher in Maine
6unday-school had been telling her class
about Moses. dwelling at length upon
his character. and desiring to test their
attention and memory she asked ''Wha.
kind Of . child was Aosess" All was
quiet for moment when one little fel-
low answered up: II think he was a
boy, mahm-"-Bosgor CommsyciaL
"A young japanese. educating him.
self in this country and gradually &C
curing the flexible language which .
native begins to learn just about the
time be dies, was invited to tea with
some friends. us your tea all out.
Mr.. Jinrikasha?" inquired the hostess.
The young man looked into his empty
cup. analysed the sentence and re-
piled. 20, no; it's all in. "-Brooklyn
Eogle.
There is . tradition that . cave
near Calhoun. Ga. contains vast guam
titles of silver. It il said that the In
dams were accustomed to 60 into the
cave and chop of great chunks of pure
ore with their tomahawks. When
forced to leave the country they rolled
. huge stone from the mountain above
and closed up the entrance later
Ocean.
"A city paper says that 175. 0OO. 900
lead pencils are manufactured in the
United States every year. We know it.
We buy. with our own honest, hard
earned money ia. 900. 900 Of them. and
these are kept by the stingy. thievish
beggars who borrow them of us on the
street, at the desk and in the post-office
lobby; that's the way they are distrib.
uted. That's one of ours sticking up
in your vest pocket now.-Brooklyn
Ea9le.
"A Psychologist has launched theo-
~ that woman's fondness for scents ID
due to her defective sense Of smell. II
is matter of evolution. In the early
stages Of his physical and intellectual
development man had to employ his
nose in pursuit of game. while in woman.
engaged in domestic work. the sense OF
smell was not exercised. It is said that
women. owing to their defective sense
Of smell. can endure . perfume which
Is quite overpowering to men.-PS6ls<
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